READY SUPPLY OF EGGS FROM THEIR OWN BACKYARD. >> BECKY AND HER SON BENNETT FEED SOME OF THEIR CHICKENS THAT ARE NOW IN HIGH DEMAND FOR THE EGGS THEY PRODUCE. WHEN THE STAY-AT-HOME ORDER FIRST WENT INTO PLACE, THERE WAS A MAD RUSH ON EGGS. I COULD NOT KEEP THEM IN STOCK AND I WAS SELLING OUT WITHIN HOURS. IT WAS PRETTY CRAZY. >> IT IS NOT ONLY FARM FRESH EGGS THAT ARE WANTED TO, SOME ARE ASKING ABOUT HOW TO HAVE THEIR OWN CHICKEN RANCH AREA >> I HAVE WAITING LISTS NOW FOR CHICKS AND THEY ARE SELLING OUT WITHIN THE DAY. >> AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE WOULD BE BIG FARMERS, SHE THINKS THE RUN ON CHICKENS IS MORE ABOUT GETTING BACK TO BASICS THEN WANTING A READY BIG SUPPLY. A LOT OF PEOPLE NOW THAT THEY ARE SPENDING SO MUCH TIME AT HOME IN TIME WITH THEIR KIDS ARE WANTING TO ACTUALLY DO SOME MORE HOMESTEAD TYPE OF THINGS, RAISING THEIR OWN TYPE OF FOOD. >> THERE THEY ARE. >> SOMEONE ELSE WHO HAS SEEN THE DEMAND FOR HER EGGS INCREASE IS TARA FROM WALNUT GROVE, WHO SELLS HERS LOCALLY. >> I DEFINITELY HAVE NOTICED THE INCREASE OF PEOPLE ASKING FOR EGGS. I GET A LOT MORE TASKS -- TEXTS AND PHONE CALLS. >> SHE LIVES ON A FARM, BUT SHE CAUTIONS. >> IT IS JUST LIKE RAISING A DOG. YOU HAVE TO KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING. YOU CAN’T JUST SHOVE THEM IN THE BACKYARD AND EXPECT TO GET EGGS. >> A CHICK TAKES 679 MONTHS BEFORE -- 6-9 MONTHS BEFORE THEY LAY AN EGG. PATIENTS IS CALLED FOR. >> I TRY TO HELP PEOPLE BE RESPONSIBLE CHICKEN OWNERS. [LAUGHTER] >> IF YOU DO YOUR HOMEWORK, YOU WILL BE REWARDED. >> THEY ARE SO GOOD. IT IS LIKE ANY FOOD. YOU JUST DON’T REALIZE HOW GOOD HOME GROWN FOOD IS UNTIL YOU DO IT.

Shortages of essential items such as toilet paper and sanitizer seem to continue in stores. The fear of perishable food being in short supply has also prompted a run on meat and chicken. "When the stay-at-home order first went into place, there was a mad rush on eggs," said Becky Kolano of Wild Star Farm in California. "I couldn't keep them in stock and I was selling out within hours. It was pretty crazy."There was even a time when eggs were sold out. Now, there is an increased demand for chicks from those who want a ready supply of eggs in their backyards. "I have waiting lists now for chicks and they're selling out within the day," Kolano said. Based on her conversations with hopeful chicken owners, Kolano said she thinks people are interested in more than the egg supply."A lot of people — now that they're spending so much time at home and time with their kids — are wanting to actually do some more homesteading type of things, raising their own type of food," she said. Tara Coronado of Walnut Grove, California also raises chickens and has seen an increase in people interested in doing the same. "I definitely have noticed the increase of people asking for eggs," Coronado said. "I get a lot more texts, phone calls asking if I have extra eggs this week."Coronado lives on a farm and said those interested in raising chickens should be prepared for the work it takes. "It's just like raising a dog. You have to know what you're doing," she said. "You can't just shove them in the backyard and expect to get eggs." It takes a chick six to nine months to lay an egg, Coronado said, so patience is also necessary.

Shortages of essential items such as toilet paper and sanitizer seem to continue in stores.

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The fear of perishable food being in short supply has also prompted a run on meat and chicken.

"When the stay-at-home order first went into place, there was a mad rush on eggs," said Becky Kolano of Wild Star Farm in California. "I couldn't keep them in stock and I was selling out within hours. It was pretty crazy."

There was even a time when eggs were sold out.

Now, there is an increased demand for chicks from those who want a ready supply of eggs in their backyards.

"I have waiting lists now for chicks and they're selling out within the day," Kolano said.

Based on her conversations with hopeful chicken owners, Kolano said she thinks people are interested in more than the egg supply.

"A lot of people — now that they're spending so much time at home and time with their kids — are wanting to actually do some more homesteading type of things, raising their own type of food," she said.

Tara Coronado of Walnut Grove, California also raises chickens and has seen an increase in people interested in doing the same.

"I definitely have noticed the increase of people asking for eggs," Coronado said. "I get a lot more texts, phone calls asking if I have extra eggs this week."

Coronado lives on a farm and said those interested in raising chickens should be prepared for the work it takes.

"It's just like raising a dog. You have to know what you're doing," she said. "You can't just shove them in the backyard and expect to get eggs."

It takes a chick six to nine months to lay an egg, Coronado said, so patience is also necessary.